slur
verb
noun
slɜː verb
1 to speak unclearly without separating your words or sounds correctly 含糊不清地说话 I,T
slur your words/speech
She was slurring her words as if she was drunk.
她好像喝醉了似的,说话含糊不清。
His voice sounded slurred.
他的声音听起来含混不清。
2 to criticize someone or something unfairly 诽谤,诋毁 T
3 to play a group of musical notes smoothly together 连奏 T
noun
4 an unfair criticism that is intended to make people dislike someone or something 诋毁,诽谤
[+ on/against ]
Milton regarded her comment as a slur on his country.
米尔顿把她的话看作是对他祖国的诋毁。
How dare she cast a slur on (=criticize) my character?
她竟敢诽谤我的人格?
a racist slur
种族主义的诽谤
5 a curved line written over musical notes to show they must be played together smoothly [术语] 〔标于乐谱音符上的〕连奏线 technical